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Senior Ali Anderson leads o the Tigers 200-yard medley relay last Saturday afternoon at the 2019 Girls state swimming meet. Anderson swam the backstroke leg of the medley. Anderson swam her leg in a
time of 29.87. Other relay members were Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, and Rhyan Hoefler. Zoe Stonebraker swam her leg of the breaststroke in 35.21, Maddie Swick swam her leg of the butterfly in 27.02
and Rhyan Hoefler swam her leg of the freestyle in a time of 25.87. Anderson was one of three Tiger swimmers to qualify for the state meet in three events. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
MARSHALLTOWN — The Tipton swimming team competed at the 2019 state swimming meet last weekend in Marshalltown. It marked the second straight season that THS swimmers have competed at the Iowa Girls State Swimming meet. The Tigers’ return to state prominence has been a boost to the program, that previously sent state qualifiers from 2003-2009.
Tipton sent three relays and one individual event to the state meet. The Tigers qualified all three relays for state this year, the 200-yard medley, the 200-yard freestyle, and the 400-yard freestyle. Also qualifying for state was junior Maddie Swick in the 100-yard butterfly.
MARSHALLTOWN — The Tipton swimming team competed at the 2019 state swimming meet last weekend in Marshalltown. It marked the second straight season that THS swimmers have competed at the Iowa Girls State Swimming meet. The Tigers’ return to state prominence has been a boost to the program, that previously sent state qualifiers from 2003-2009.
Tipton sent three relays and one individual event to the state meet. The Tigers qualified all three relays for state this year, the 200-yard medley, the 200-yard freestyle, and the 400-yard freestyle. Also qualifying for state was junior Maddie Swick in the 100-yard butterfly.
Dowling Catholic won its first state championship in girl’s state swimming at this year’s state meet. The Maroons scored a team-high 360 points, beating conference rival Ames who placed second with 328 points. Dowling won four events, the 200-yard medley, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, and 400-yard freestyle relay. The Maroons had nine other top-five finishes in the rest of the events to aid in claiming the school’s first state title. Ankeny, another conference school placed third with 200 points. Iowa City, City High placed eighth and Linn-Mar 12th for the first Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area metro schools to finish at state. The top Quad City metro team to finish was Bettendorf which placed sixth in the team race with 140 points. The Bulldogs had placed third in each of the past three seasons. Tipton won eight of their 12 200-yard medley relay events during the regular season meets.
The Tigers 200-yard medley relay team of Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, and Rhyan Hoefler placed 26th at last weekend’s state meet in a time of 1:57.97. It was the second straight meet under 2:00 and third this season. The Tigers medley relay team placed 6th in 1:57.55 at the state qualifying meet at Linn-Mar. The team set a season-best in the event. Their previous season-best time was 1:59.20.
Dowling Catholic won the event in a time of 1:42.54 which was 0.54 from setting a state record in the event. The Maroons won with the team of Katie Broderick, Mary Martin, Berit Quass, and Cassie Rounds in a time of 1:42.54. Ames was second in 1:45.16 and Ankeny was third in 1:45.39.
Tipton swam in the first heat of the event. Teams in the heat were Ottumwa, Davenport Central, Spencer, Vinton-Shellsburg, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Decorah and Indianola. Vinton-Shellsburg won the heat in 1:55.77 and placed 23rd overall as the highest finisher in the heat. The Tigers beat Spencer, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Falls, Ottumwa, Davenport Central, and Indianola in the final team standings.
2019 State Meet Results:
1. Dowling Catholic (Katie Broderick, Mary Martin, Berit Quass, Cassie Rounds) 1:42.54, 2. Ames (Abby McCorkle, Kirsti Robertson, Annie Galvin, Meghan Donald) 1:45.16, 3. Ankeny (Alexis Henning, Erica Peters, Scout Bergall, Jasmine Rumley) 1:45.39, 4. Iowa City, City High 1:46.76, 5. Bettendorf 1:47.28, 6. Pleasant Valley 1:48.73, 7. Waukee 1:48.79, 8. Des Moines Lincoln 1:49.79, 9. Linn-Mar 1:49.31, 10. Johnston 1:49.34, 11. Dubuque Wahlert 1:49.83, 12. Dubuque Senior 1:51.15, 13. SC Metro 1:52.17, 14. Newton 1:52.34, 15. Iowa City West 1:52.39, 16. West Des Moines Valley 1:52.83, 17. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 1:53.07, 18. Boone 1:53.37, 19. Cedar Rapids Washington 1:53.61, 20. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1:53.62, 21. Mason City 1:53.68, 22. Des Moines Roosevelt 1:55.20, 23. Vinton-Shellsburg 1:55.77, 24. Dubuque Hempstead 1:56.17, 25. Decorah 1:57.60, 26. Tipton (Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler) 1:57.97, 27. Spencer 1:58.04, 28. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1:58.32, 29. Cedar Falls 1:58.45, 30. Ottumwa 1:58.98, 31. Davenport Central 1:59.54, 32. Indianola 2:01.06.
The Tigers 200-yard medley relay team of Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, and Rhyan Hoefler placed 26th at last weekend’s state meet in a time of 1:57.97. It was the second straight meet under 2:00 and third this season. The Tigers medley relay team placed 6th in 1:57.55 at the state qualifying meet at Linn-Mar. The team set a season-best in the event. Their previous season-best time was 1:59.20.
Dowling Catholic won the event in a time of 1:42.54 which was 0.54 from setting a state record in the event. The Maroons won with the team of Katie Broderick, Mary Martin, Berit Quass, and Cassie Rounds in a time of 1:42.54. Ames was second in 1:45.16 and Ankeny was third in 1:45.39.
Tipton swam in the first heat of the event. Teams in the heat were Ottumwa, Davenport Central, Spencer, Vinton-Shellsburg, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Decorah and Indianola. Vinton-Shellsburg won the heat in 1:55.77 and placed 23rd overall as the highest finisher in the heat. The Tigers beat Spencer, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Falls, Ottumwa, Davenport Central, and Indianola in the final team standings.
2019 State Meet Results:
1. Dowling Catholic (Katie Broderick, Mary Martin, Berit Quass, Cassie Rounds) 1:42.54, 2. Ames (Abby McCorkle, Kirsti Robertson, Annie Galvin, Meghan Donald) 1:45.16, 3. Ankeny (Alexis Henning, Erica Peters, Scout Bergall, Jasmine Rumley) 1:45.39, 4. Iowa City, City High 1:46.76, 5. Bettendorf 1:47.28, 6. Pleasant Valley 1:48.73, 7. Waukee 1:48.79, 8. Des Moines Lincoln 1:49.79, 9. Linn-Mar 1:49.31, 10. Johnston 1:49.34, 11. Dubuque Wahlert 1:49.83, 12. Dubuque Senior 1:51.15, 13. SC Metro 1:52.17, 14. Newton 1:52.34, 15. Iowa City West 1:52.39, 16. West Des Moines Valley 1:52.83, 17. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 1:53.07, 18. Boone 1:53.37, 19. Cedar Rapids Washington 1:53.61, 20. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1:53.62, 21. Mason City 1:53.68, 22. Des Moines Roosevelt 1:55.20, 23. Vinton-Shellsburg 1:55.77, 24. Dubuque Hempstead 1:56.17, 25. Decorah 1:57.60, 26. Tipton (Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler) 1:57.97, 27. Spencer 1:58.04, 28. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1:58.32, 29. Cedar Falls 1:58.45, 30. Ottumwa 1:58.98, 31. Davenport Central 1:59.54, 32. Indianola 2:01.06.
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THS junior Zoe Stonebraker swims the breaststroke leg of the
200-yard medley relay at last week’s state meet. Stonebraker was
one of three Tigers qualifying for three state events. She was also
on the Tigers’ two relays that quali ed for state in 2018. Photo by Ryan
Stonebraker.
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Sophomore Rhyan Hoe er gets ready to begin her leg of the 200-
yard medley relay at the state meet in Marshalltown last Saturday.
Hoe er was one of three Tigers qualifying for three state events.
She was also on one of the two THS relays that quali ed for state in
2018. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.
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2019 Tipton 200-yard Medley Relay Results
August 2019
Clinton Duals (August 29) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Britney Ford, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:00.93
September 2019
Williamsburg (September 3) - 1st - Rhyan Hoefler, Britney Ford, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:01.48
Muskie Invitational (September 7) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Britney Ford, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stone- braker - 1:59.20
Clinton Invitational (September 14) - 2nd - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:02.73
Williamsburg Duals (September 16) - 2nd - Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:03.50
Linn-Mar (September 19) - 2nd - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:02.19
Davenport Central (September 23) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:03.28
Fairfield (September 30) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:07.74
October 2019
Davenport North (October 3) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:06.08
Cedar Rapids Washington (October 12) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 2:01.74
Williamsburg (October 14) - 2nd - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 2:03.49
Fairfield (October 21) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 2:03.53
November 2019
Regionals - Linn-Mar (November 2) - 6th - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 1:57.55
State Meet - Marshalltown (November 9) - 26th - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 1:57.97.
Tigers Place 30th In 200-yard Freestyle
MARSHALLTOWN — The Tigers 200-yard freestyle relay team of Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker placed 30th at the state meet in a time of 1:45.59. The Tigers qualified for the state meet earning a spot after swimming a season-best time at the Linn-Mar Regional meet. The same quartet of girls swam in the 200-yard freestyle relay in the same order and nearly broke the school record in the event at the state qualifying meet. The Tigers placed sixth in the event at the Regional meet in 1:44.18. The school record is 1:44.01. The Tigers set a season-best time in the event as their previous season-best was 1:48.07.
Hoefler led o the relay swimming a time of 27.01 on the first leg of the relay. Anderson was second to hit the pool and swam a time of 26.26 for her leg of the race. Swick was next and swam a time of 25.81 and Stonebraker anchored with a time of 26.51.
Tipton swam in the first heat of the event on Saturday. Teams in the Tiger’s heat were Dubuque Senior, Ottumwa, Pleasant Valley, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Indianola, Southeast Polk, and Spencer. Pleasant Valley placed the highest out of those teams with a 24th place finish in 1:42.93.
Ames won the state title in a time of 1:34.83 with the team of Meghan Donald, Mikayla Kloth, Gracie Wesselman, and Brinley Horras in a time of 1:34.83. Ames won the state title last year in 1:33.50. The Little Cyclones also won state titles in the event in 2015 (1:35.57) and 2016 (1:34.88). The Tigers time of 1:45.59 would have won a state title in 1967-1969. Since 1991, there has not been a state title won in the event with a time slower than 1:42.50.
State Meet Results:
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Ames (Meghan Donald, Mikayla Kloth, Gracie Wesselman, Brinley Horras) 1:34.83, 2. Dowling Catholic (Mary Sweetman, Mary Martin, Meg Susil, Cassie Rounds) 1:35.82, 3. Iowa City West (Ella Hochstetler, Olivia Taeger, Scarlett Martin, Auror Roghair) 1:35.89, 4. Ankeny 1:36.17, 5. Waukee 1:36.79, 6. Cedar Falls 1:38.16, 7. Iowa City, City High 1:38.42, 8. Dubuque Wahlert 1:38.68, 9. Des Moines Lincoln 1:39.64, 10. Bettendorf 1:39.76, 11. Atlantic 1:40.29, 12. Carroll 1:40.42, 13. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1:40.58, 14. Decorah 1:41.09, 15. West Des Moines Valley 1:41.15, 16. Newton 1:41.45, 17. Linn-Mar 1:41.70, 18. SC Metro 1:42.14, 19. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 1:42.17, 20. Johnston 1:42.29, 21. Boone 1:42.39, 22. Mason City 1:42.46, 23. Fort Dodge 1:42.51, 24. Pleasant Valley 1:42.93, 25. Dubuque Senior 1:44.32, 26. SE Polk 1:44.45, 27. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1:44.51, 28. Ottumwa 1:45.03, 29. Indianola 1:45.32, 30. Tipton (Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker) 1:45.59, 31. Spencer 1:46.75. DQ - Cedar Rapids Washington.
Tigers Finish 29th in 400-yard Freestyle Relay
MARSHALLTOWN — The Tipton 400-yard freestyle relay team placed 29th in the state at the 2019 Iowa Girls State Swimming meet last Saturday in Marshalltown. There, the Tigers swam out of the first heat of the event. The team of Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, and Zoe Stonebraker placed sixth at the regional meet in 3:50.71. That time was shattered their previous season-best time of 4:00.66 by nearly ten seconds. The time also set a new school record. The previous record was set in the 2006 season with the team of Amanda Gavin, Merrit Suchomel, Alicia Goetz, and Alex Proctor in 3:53.64. The relay team had 10 first-place finishes in 12 regular season meets this season.
At state, Tipton finished 29th in the time of 3:53.21. Hoe er swam a first 50 yards in 27.48 and had a split time of 59.98. Anderson swam a first 50 yards in 27.32 and had a split time of 58.98. Swick had a first 50-yard time of 27.32 and a split time of 57.64. Stonebraker had a split time of 27.18, the best of the four THS swimmers, and a split time of 58.43. The Tigers swam out of heat one in the event. Teams in the heat were Cedar Rapids Washington, Sioux City Metro, Linn-Mar, Newton- Colfax Mingo-Pella, Southeast Polk, Boone, Indianola. Of those teams, Newton-Colfax Mingo-Pella placed 19th overall and was the highest team out of the heat to finish in a time of 3:45.84.
The Tigers’ time of 3:53.21 would have won a state title from 1970, the first year of the state meet, through 1973. Since 1974, there has not been a state champion 400-yard freestyle relay team that has won a state title with a time of at least 3:48. Dowling Catholic snapped the recent dominance from Ames in the event, winning the state title in a time of 3:28.11 with the team of Mary Sweetman, Julia Sweetman, Berit Quass, Katie Broderick. Iowa City West placed second in 3:28.64 and Ames was third in 3:29.98. The Little Cyclones won the event the past four seasons (2015- 2018) and also won in 2010-11. Dowling’s win was the first in the event in history.
State Meet Results:
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Dowling Catholic (Mary Sweetman, Julia Sweetman, Berit Quass, Katie Broderick) 3:28.11, 2. Iowa City West (Jade Roghair, Aurora Roghair, Lily Ernst, Scarlet Martin) 3:28.64, 3. Ames (Annie Galvin, Mikayla Kloth, Gracie Wesselmann, Brinley Horras) 3:29.98, 4. Waukee 3:32.94, 5. Cedar Falls 3:34.15, 6. Bettendorf 3:34.41, 7. Ankeny 3:37.49, 8. Des Moines Lincoln 3:37.52, 9. Pleasant Valley 3:38.47, 10. Dubuque Senior 3:40.13, 11. Atlantic 3:40.35, 12. Johnston 3:40.40, 13. Fort Dodge 3:40.94, 14. West Des Moines Valley 3:41.10, 15. Carroll 3:41.29, 16. Decorah 3:41.41, 17. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 3:41.99, 18. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 3:43.06, 19. Newton 3:45.84, 20. Mason City 3:46.40, 21. Muscatine 3:46.45, 22. Des Moines Roosevelt 3:47.41, 23. SC Metro 3:47.50, 24. Linn-Mar 3:48.55, 25. SE Polk 3:48.55, 26. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3:49.24, 27. Cedar Rapids Washington 3:49.60, 28. Boone 3:50.06, 29. Tipton (Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker) 3:53.21, 30. Indianola 3:53.56, 31. Iowa City, City High 3:54.49. DQ - Dubuque Wahlert.
Clinton Duals (August 29) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Britney Ford, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:00.93
September 2019
Williamsburg (September 3) - 1st - Rhyan Hoefler, Britney Ford, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:01.48
Muskie Invitational (September 7) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Britney Ford, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stone- braker - 1:59.20
Clinton Invitational (September 14) - 2nd - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:02.73
Williamsburg Duals (September 16) - 2nd - Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:03.50
Linn-Mar (September 19) - 2nd - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:02.19
Davenport Central (September 23) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:03.28
Fairfield (September 30) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:07.74
October 2019
Davenport North (October 3) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler, Zoe Stonebraker - 2:06.08
Cedar Rapids Washington (October 12) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 2:01.74
Williamsburg (October 14) - 2nd - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 2:03.49
Fairfield (October 21) - 1st - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 2:03.53
November 2019
Regionals - Linn-Mar (November 2) - 6th - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 1:57.55
State Meet - Marshalltown (November 9) - 26th - Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler - 1:57.97.
Tigers Place 30th In 200-yard Freestyle
MARSHALLTOWN — The Tigers 200-yard freestyle relay team of Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker placed 30th at the state meet in a time of 1:45.59. The Tigers qualified for the state meet earning a spot after swimming a season-best time at the Linn-Mar Regional meet. The same quartet of girls swam in the 200-yard freestyle relay in the same order and nearly broke the school record in the event at the state qualifying meet. The Tigers placed sixth in the event at the Regional meet in 1:44.18. The school record is 1:44.01. The Tigers set a season-best time in the event as their previous season-best was 1:48.07.
Hoefler led o the relay swimming a time of 27.01 on the first leg of the relay. Anderson was second to hit the pool and swam a time of 26.26 for her leg of the race. Swick was next and swam a time of 25.81 and Stonebraker anchored with a time of 26.51.
Tipton swam in the first heat of the event on Saturday. Teams in the Tiger’s heat were Dubuque Senior, Ottumwa, Pleasant Valley, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Indianola, Southeast Polk, and Spencer. Pleasant Valley placed the highest out of those teams with a 24th place finish in 1:42.93.
Ames won the state title in a time of 1:34.83 with the team of Meghan Donald, Mikayla Kloth, Gracie Wesselman, and Brinley Horras in a time of 1:34.83. Ames won the state title last year in 1:33.50. The Little Cyclones also won state titles in the event in 2015 (1:35.57) and 2016 (1:34.88). The Tigers time of 1:45.59 would have won a state title in 1967-1969. Since 1991, there has not been a state title won in the event with a time slower than 1:42.50.
State Meet Results:
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Ames (Meghan Donald, Mikayla Kloth, Gracie Wesselman, Brinley Horras) 1:34.83, 2. Dowling Catholic (Mary Sweetman, Mary Martin, Meg Susil, Cassie Rounds) 1:35.82, 3. Iowa City West (Ella Hochstetler, Olivia Taeger, Scarlett Martin, Auror Roghair) 1:35.89, 4. Ankeny 1:36.17, 5. Waukee 1:36.79, 6. Cedar Falls 1:38.16, 7. Iowa City, City High 1:38.42, 8. Dubuque Wahlert 1:38.68, 9. Des Moines Lincoln 1:39.64, 10. Bettendorf 1:39.76, 11. Atlantic 1:40.29, 12. Carroll 1:40.42, 13. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1:40.58, 14. Decorah 1:41.09, 15. West Des Moines Valley 1:41.15, 16. Newton 1:41.45, 17. Linn-Mar 1:41.70, 18. SC Metro 1:42.14, 19. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 1:42.17, 20. Johnston 1:42.29, 21. Boone 1:42.39, 22. Mason City 1:42.46, 23. Fort Dodge 1:42.51, 24. Pleasant Valley 1:42.93, 25. Dubuque Senior 1:44.32, 26. SE Polk 1:44.45, 27. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1:44.51, 28. Ottumwa 1:45.03, 29. Indianola 1:45.32, 30. Tipton (Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker) 1:45.59, 31. Spencer 1:46.75. DQ - Cedar Rapids Washington.
Tigers Finish 29th in 400-yard Freestyle Relay
MARSHALLTOWN — The Tipton 400-yard freestyle relay team placed 29th in the state at the 2019 Iowa Girls State Swimming meet last Saturday in Marshalltown. There, the Tigers swam out of the first heat of the event. The team of Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, and Zoe Stonebraker placed sixth at the regional meet in 3:50.71. That time was shattered their previous season-best time of 4:00.66 by nearly ten seconds. The time also set a new school record. The previous record was set in the 2006 season with the team of Amanda Gavin, Merrit Suchomel, Alicia Goetz, and Alex Proctor in 3:53.64. The relay team had 10 first-place finishes in 12 regular season meets this season.
At state, Tipton finished 29th in the time of 3:53.21. Hoe er swam a first 50 yards in 27.48 and had a split time of 59.98. Anderson swam a first 50 yards in 27.32 and had a split time of 58.98. Swick had a first 50-yard time of 27.32 and a split time of 57.64. Stonebraker had a split time of 27.18, the best of the four THS swimmers, and a split time of 58.43. The Tigers swam out of heat one in the event. Teams in the heat were Cedar Rapids Washington, Sioux City Metro, Linn-Mar, Newton- Colfax Mingo-Pella, Southeast Polk, Boone, Indianola. Of those teams, Newton-Colfax Mingo-Pella placed 19th overall and was the highest team out of the heat to finish in a time of 3:45.84.
The Tigers’ time of 3:53.21 would have won a state title from 1970, the first year of the state meet, through 1973. Since 1974, there has not been a state champion 400-yard freestyle relay team that has won a state title with a time of at least 3:48. Dowling Catholic snapped the recent dominance from Ames in the event, winning the state title in a time of 3:28.11 with the team of Mary Sweetman, Julia Sweetman, Berit Quass, Katie Broderick. Iowa City West placed second in 3:28.64 and Ames was third in 3:29.98. The Little Cyclones won the event the past four seasons (2015- 2018) and also won in 2010-11. Dowling’s win was the first in the event in history.
State Meet Results:
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Dowling Catholic (Mary Sweetman, Julia Sweetman, Berit Quass, Katie Broderick) 3:28.11, 2. Iowa City West (Jade Roghair, Aurora Roghair, Lily Ernst, Scarlet Martin) 3:28.64, 3. Ames (Annie Galvin, Mikayla Kloth, Gracie Wesselmann, Brinley Horras) 3:29.98, 4. Waukee 3:32.94, 5. Cedar Falls 3:34.15, 6. Bettendorf 3:34.41, 7. Ankeny 3:37.49, 8. Des Moines Lincoln 3:37.52, 9. Pleasant Valley 3:38.47, 10. Dubuque Senior 3:40.13, 11. Atlantic 3:40.35, 12. Johnston 3:40.40, 13. Fort Dodge 3:40.94, 14. West Des Moines Valley 3:41.10, 15. Carroll 3:41.29, 16. Decorah 3:41.41, 17. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 3:41.99, 18. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 3:43.06, 19. Newton 3:45.84, 20. Mason City 3:46.40, 21. Muscatine 3:46.45, 22. Des Moines Roosevelt 3:47.41, 23. SC Metro 3:47.50, 24. Linn-Mar 3:48.55, 25. SE Polk 3:48.55, 26. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3:49.24, 27. Cedar Rapids Washington 3:49.60, 28. Boone 3:50.06, 29. Tipton (Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker) 3:53.21, 30. Indianola 3:53.56, 31. Iowa City, City High 3:54.49. DQ - Dubuque Wahlert.
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The THS 200-yard freestyle relay team walks through the parade
of heat 1 entries last Saturday in Marshalltown. Pictured are, l-r:
Rhyan Hoe er, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, and Zoe Stonebraker.
Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.
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